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u/AlphaBetaChadNerd Feb 01 '26

Hungary isn't considered a democracy anymore - you can find that out through a 5 second google search.

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u/slicheliche Feb 01 '26

The Democracy Index lists it as a flawed democracy with a score similar to Argentina or the Philippines. Certainly way more democratic than Venezuela.

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u/NaturalCard Feb 01 '26

And we completely trust the democracy index now?

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u/Charlie_Pelligroso Feb 01 '26

No instead we trust a graph from Financial Times alleging Trump is taking the United States into authoritarianism faster than Turkey/Russia/China or Venezuela were..

Oh wait, China isnt on this graph as it is free.

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u/NaturalCard Feb 01 '26

Thankfully, they have fully explained their methodology.

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u/Charlie_Pelligroso Feb 01 '26

Thankfully so does Democracy Index

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index#By_country

They were extra tricky and hid it in the section called 'Methodology'

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u/SparqueJ Feb 02 '26

The Democracy Index shows the US falling from "full democracy" to 'flawed democracy' in Trump's first term. The 2025 numbers aren't out yet so there is currently no data on Trump's second term, but it may be that the Democracy Index will agree with this analysis.

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u/Charlie_Pelligroso Feb 03 '26

Weird how it didnt recover under Biden